One must never tell a child what it is they should display acting.

It was important to me to make a film where I don't show the past but where the spectators can see the past.

It's very difficult to talk about religion in Iran because religion has gotten so mixed up with politics.

One must never tell a child what it is they should display acting.

I tend to jot down moments, lines, interactions that don't really make any sense. I try and explain these scattered notes to my close friends, and they become more and more logical. I see screenwriting as a bit like a math equation which I have to solve.

Each person makes their own choice, but my spirit is meant to stay in Iran, especially with the work that I do, and with the emotional connection I have with the country - with all its difficulties, this is why I stay.

I really think that people who want to think more serious have to go and watch theater. Theater is a very sterilized art form. Not as much as music, but very close to music.